Dennis Frayne Association for Music Education
Teacher Membership
A Membership Designed for Real Teachers
Teaching is a lifelong journey.
As our careers grow, so do our questions. We continue developing as musicians, refining our teaching, learning from colleagues, solving new challenges, and discovering better ways to help students succeed.
Teacher Membership is designed to support that journey.
Whether you are beginning your career or have decades of experience, The Dennis Frayne Association for Music Education provides practical resources, thoughtful guidance, and a professional community committed to helping one another become better teachers.
What You'll Receive
Learn
Continue growing as both a teacher and a musician.
Teacher Members enjoy access to an expanding library of articles, videos, handouts, teaching ideas, professional development opportunities, conferences, and ongoing learning experiences designed to strengthen both musicianship and teaching.
Highlights include:
Professional library
Monthly online teacher gatherings
Conferences and workshops
Continuing professional development
Certification opportunities through the Dennis Frayne Approach to Music Education
Teach
Practical resources you can use with students.
Teacher Membership provides access to curriculum, teaching materials, arrangements, and classroom resources that help you spend less time reinventing lessons and more time helping students succeed.
Highlights include:
Access to purchase Presto! curriculum
Student participation in The Dennis Frayne Ascent
Teaching materials and handouts
Student arrangements
Product discounts
Connect
Teaching is better together.
One of the greatest resources any teacher can have is a community of fellow educators who understand the joys and challenges of music teaching.
Teacher Members become part of a growing national community committed to encouraging, supporting, and learning from one another.
Highlights include:
Private teacher community
One-on-one coaching
Discussion groups
Networking with fellow educators
Shared ideas and teaching solutions
Grow
Build a rewarding and sustainable career.
Many excellent teachers never receive guidance in building a long, healthy, fulfilling career in music education. The Association exists to help teachers continue growing not only as educators, but also as professionals, leaders, and lifelong learners.
Through mentoring, practical support, and professional opportunities, Teacher Membership helps teachers continue building careers they can enjoy for decades.
A Pathway for Lifelong Growth
Teacher Membership is more than a collection of benefits. It is the beginning of a professional journey.
As members continue learning and contributing, they may choose to pursue certification through The Dennis Frayne Approach to Music Education. Teachers who desire a deeper partnership with The Association may also become Endorsed Teachers, receiving additional recognition, professional opportunities, and ongoing support. Experienced educators may eventually become Teachers of Teachers, helping mentor and encourage the next generation of music educators.
Every teacher's journey is unique, but every teacher belongs somewhere.
We hope you'll build that journey with us.
Membership Levels
The Dennis Frayne Association for Music Education offers three levels of Teacher Membership, each designed to support educators at different stages of professional growth.
Teacher: Designed for music educators seeking resources, curriculum access, community, certification opportunities, and professional growth.
Endorsed Teacher: Designed for certified teachers who desire a deeper partnership with The Association, including public endorsement, professional recognition, expanded resources, and studio support.
Teacher of Teachers: Designed for experienced educators committed to mentoring, leadership, and helping develop the next generation of music teachers.
Explore each membership level to discover which is right for you.
Why Dennis Frayne Association Membership Is Different
Many professional organizations provide conferences, publications, advocacy, networking opportunities, sometimes exams and merit programs, and various valuable resources for music teachers. Their work has strengthened the profession and continues to benefit educators across the country.
The Dennis Frayne Association for Music Education seeks to complement that work by focusing on something intentionally different: the everyday practice of teaching.
Our membership is designed to be personal, practical, and deeply connected to what happens between teachers and students each day. Members gain organized access to a growing body of teaching philosophy, curriculum, professional development, articles, videos, and classroom resources. They become part of a supportive community of educators, participate in ongoing conversations with Dr. Dennis Frayne and fellow teachers, receive practical help solving real teaching challenges, and have opportunities to pursue certification through The Dennis Frayne Approach to Music Education.
Rather than simply providing information, we strive to help teachers put ideas into practice. Whether that means finding a better sequence for introducing a new concept, discovering an arrangement that inspires a reluctant student, strengthening musicianship, building a healthier studio, or growing in confidence as an educator, our goal is always the same: to support teachers in meaningful, lasting ways.
The mission of The Association is simple: to help music teachers teach with greater clarity, confidence, creativity, and purpose. Because when music teachers flourish, students flourish, communities flourish, and music continues to enrich lives for generations to come.